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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-090641"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NLST"
cik: "0001282631"
company_name: "NETLIST INC"
filed_at: "2026-08-05T10:04:34+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-05T10:10:09.805609+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Netlist signs strategic alliance with Samsung: $239M upfront license, $1.5B supply deal

## Summary
- Samsung pays $239M upfront license fee (net ~$200M) plus quarterly fees up to $32.9M (net ~$27.5M) for 20 quarters.
- Supply agreement allows Netlist to purchase up to $300M/year of DRAM/NAND products, aggregate $1.5B over 5 years.
- Samsung purchases 10M shares of Netlist common stock for $1M; shares subject to 5-year lock-up.
- All pending legal proceedings between Netlist and Samsung settled and released.
- Five-year ITC cooperation agreement for future actions against third parties.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-090641
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NLST
- cik: 0001282631
- company_name: NETLIST INC
- filed_at: 2026-08-05T10:04:34+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 3.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1282631/000110465926090641/0001104659-26-090641-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1282631/000110465926090641/tm2622153d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-090641
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-090641.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-090641.txt

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